Board of Public Education – Sep 22, 2026

Tuesday, September 22, 2026 · 6:00 PM

Where: Hybrid Business Meeting In-person at Casco Bay High School and via Zoom

What was decided

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Agenda

The meeting covers personnel actions, committee reports, updates on school culture, High School for the Future, and Middle School Design, plus votes on the FY2026 Budget Update and Multilingual Coordinators contract. The board will also do a first read of the Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan and enter Executive Session to discuss a personnel matter.

Agenda items

District recognitions
Public comment on items not on the agenda
Board Chair remarks
Superintendent remarks
Civil Rights Compliance Update
Review of personnel items - Resignations, Terminations, Position Shifts, Other Hires
Finance, Personnel and Operations Committee Report
Policy Committee Report

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Curriculum and Student Success Committee Report
Public and Legislative Affairs Committee Report
School Culture & Climate Update
High School for the Future Update
Middle School Design Update
Approve personnel items - Election of Teacher Candidates (Probationary)
Approve personnel items - Election of Teacher Candidates (One Year Only)
Evaluation Process Overview
Vote on approving the Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Update
Ratify the Multilingual Coordinators contract
First Read of the Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan
Enter Executive Session under 1 M.R.S.A. § 405(6)(A) to discuss a personnel matter

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Agenda posted on Diligent Community (PDF, 98 KB). Saved copy (opens in new tab), saved October 16, 2026.

Terms used here

executive session: A part of a public meeting closed to the public. Maine's Freedom of Access Act (1 M.R.S. § 405) allows it only for specific reasons, such as lawsuits, real estate, contracts, or personnel matters.
M.R.S.A.: Maine Revised Statutes Annotated, the state's laws.

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Source

This meeting on the Portland Public Schools meeting portal (opens in new tab) (Diligent Community). First recorded by Portland Publick on October 16, 2026.